Arbel Fauvet Rail (AFR) is a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Douai, France.

In 1890 Lucien Arbel's son Pierre travelled to northern and eastern France to study the industrial development there, and as a consequence 5 hectares land was bought from the city of Douai in northern France for industrial development.

In 1894 the Forges de Douai was founded as public company (Société anonyme) with Pierre and Lucien Arbel as directors.

The company continued to expand in the 1900s; with orders from the Compagnie du Midi for high capacity wagons, and a large order from the Compagnie du Nord the business acquired 3 more hectares of land in Douai to build a second plant in 1908 specialising in railway vehicles.

Parts for artillery pieces, and other military equipment began to be produced around this time in Douai.

By the recapture of the plant in 1918 essentially all the factory's equipment had been looted, and much of the buildings also removed or destroyed.